Summer Time Calls for Summer Beer

It’s been up in the 90’s in Seattle which means that Summertime has officially hit (although it was terribly late this year…) Therefore, it was time to break ou the old standby: Nightengale’s Honey Ale. This beer is the epitome of lawnmower beers – light and refreshing with a hint of honey o make it special. This isn’t quite a session beer however, it rings in at about 5.5% ABV and can knock you off balance quickly if you’re not careful.

I didn’t modify the recipe too much except that I used Citra hops instead of Cascade. Here’s the recipe:

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Nightingale’s Honey Ale

Specialty Beer

Type: All Grain

Date: 7/11/2010

Batch Size: 11.00 gal

Brewer: Alex Shafer

Boil Size: 13.14 gal

Boil Time: 60 min

Equipment: Alex’s Setup

Brewhouse Efficiency: 81

Ingredients

Amount

Item

Type

% or IBU

10 lbs

Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM)

Grain

52.63 %

1 lbs 9.6 oz

Wheat Malt (1.6 SRM)

Grain

8.42 %

1 lbs 6.4 oz

Honey Malt (25.0 SRM)

Grain

7.37 %

1.20 oz

Citra [11.70 %] (60 min)

Hops

26.2 IBU

6 lbs

Honey (1.0 SRM)

Sugar

31.58 %

1 Pkgs

Kolsch Yeast (Wyeast Labs #2565) [Starter 50 ml]

Yeast-Ale

Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.054 SG

Measured Original Gravity: 1.060 SG

Est Final Gravity: 1.013 SG

Measured Final Gravity: 1.010 SG

Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.32 %

Actual Alcohol by Vol: 6.52 %

Bitterness: 26.2 IBU

Calories: 266 cal/pint

Est Color: 5.0 SRM

Color:

Color

Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge

Total Grain Weight: 13.00 lb

Sparge Water: 11.44 gal

Grain Temperature: 72.0 F

Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F

TunTemperature: 72.0 F

Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE

Mash PH: 5.4 PH

Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge

Step Time

Name

Description

Step Temp

75 min

Mash In

Add 16.25 qt of water at 161.4 F

150.0 F

Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).

Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Kegged (Forced CO2)

Volumes of CO2: 2.4

Pressure/Weight: 21.6 PSI

Carbonation Used: –

Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F

Storage Temperature: 52.0 F

I’m hoping to have this fermented and on tap for Saturday. We’ll see how that goes.